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For a Christian, obsessions and troubles can remove your focus and hold upon the Anchor of life, our Savior and Lord of us and the universe. Maybe similar to the disciples' anxious and terrified focus upon the raging storm while Jesus slept peaceably in the boat.
No matter what grabs our focus in life we must never allow the intensity of the distraction to make us forget that we are securely held by the anchor and can weather any storm of life. "The Anchor Holds" is a good song for this thought. But sometimes the metaphor begs a clarification or different application.
In sailing the ocean or great depths like the Great Lakes, one must make sure that they have a sea anchor (think parachute with hole in center) aboard for foul weather. Lined or chained anchors are useless in ragging seas and can sink a ship in one wave if the bottom can even be reached with limited anchor rode (line), which usually it can"t. A sea anchor on the other hand, allows the boat to drift with the sailboat or other boat with the (front) bow facing the wind and waves staying on top of the water. In sailboats, and I suppose other boats, the bow of the boat is designed to take on a wave coming over the ship and resurface rightly. No other side is designed so, though the stern (rear) might survive sometimes but probably the water of a large wave crashing upon the vast open astern deck on most boats would probably flip the boat backwards or compromise its integrity. So, if power has failed making it impossible to keep the boat on a course into the wind you can deploy a sea anchor from the bow which will create drag in the water and keep you facing the wind and waves and afford you the best chances to survive the storm, securing sails and such and battening down the hatches, of course. Noteworthy, is the fact that a sea anchor is designed to be very light and not take up much room in spite of its power and strength.
Jesus is not only our lined anchor to the bottom in calmer, shallower seas but in the ragging, deep seas He is our Sea Anchor. He is easily carried and doesn't take up much space; mobile. When we find ourselves awash, seemingly hopeless, full of anxiety and fear in the uncharted, ragging deep seas of life where our normal hold upon the solid Rock is lost and our power fails we can deploy Jesus, the Sea Anchor; He is mobile and assures us that He will NEVER leave or forsake us. He will hold you in the security of His peace and love and you WILL weather the storm.
No matter what grabs our focus in life we must never allow the intensity of the distraction to make us forget that we are securely held by the anchor and can weather any storm of life. "The Anchor Holds" is a good song for this thought. But sometimes the metaphor begs a clarification or different application.
In sailing the ocean or great depths like the Great Lakes, one must make sure that they have a sea anchor (think parachute with hole in center) aboard for foul weather. Lined or chained anchors are useless in ragging seas and can sink a ship in one wave if the bottom can even be reached with limited anchor rode (line), which usually it can"t. A sea anchor on the other hand, allows the boat to drift with the sailboat or other boat with the (front) bow facing the wind and waves staying on top of the water. In sailboats, and I suppose other boats, the bow of the boat is designed to take on a wave coming over the ship and resurface rightly. No other side is designed so, though the stern (rear) might survive sometimes but probably the water of a large wave crashing upon the vast open astern deck on most boats would probably flip the boat backwards or compromise its integrity. So, if power has failed making it impossible to keep the boat on a course into the wind you can deploy a sea anchor from the bow which will create drag in the water and keep you facing the wind and waves and afford you the best chances to survive the storm, securing sails and such and battening down the hatches, of course. Noteworthy, is the fact that a sea anchor is designed to be very light and not take up much room in spite of its power and strength.
Jesus is not only our lined anchor to the bottom in calmer, shallower seas but in the ragging, deep seas He is our Sea Anchor. He is easily carried and doesn't take up much space; mobile. When we find ourselves awash, seemingly hopeless, full of anxiety and fear in the uncharted, ragging deep seas of life where our normal hold upon the solid Rock is lost and our power fails we can deploy Jesus, the Sea Anchor; He is mobile and assures us that He will NEVER leave or forsake us. He will hold you in the security of His peace and love and you WILL weather the storm.
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